Error code F05 in the Ariston washing machine

You loaded the laundry into the drum and set the washing mode. The machine began to work in accordance with the selected program. After a short period of time, the machine refuses to continue to work, scored water, but does not drain and displays F 05 / F 5 on the screen. Previously, you could hear:

• The pump is very loud, but does not pump water;
• A sound that indicates the presence of a foreign object in the drum, which creates obstacles during its rotation.

At the same time, in no mode does the unit independently pump water (the drain does not work). Such a problem may be displayed for the first time in any mode. However, the machine will not be washed without repair.

In Ariston washing machines, in which the manufacturer does not provide a display, a F 05 failure will be displayed as follows:

• On one of the first Ariston Margherita models, a malfunction is displayed by blinking the indicator light located under the start button. The signal is an illumination: alternating 5 blinks, a short interval of up to 10 seconds, and repeating the cycle. The porthole lock indicator light is constantly on, the handle of the switch rotates continuously and makes a characteristic audible click.
• Ariston AVL, AML, AVSL, etc. notifies you of an F5 breakdown by the first and third buttons blinking (count down from the bottom), which are responsible for additional functions and the porthole lock button flashes.
• Hotpoint-Ariston ARSL, ARXL et al. Display F5 damage by blinking the indicator lights of programs responsible for locking the door and draining water. Or all the buttons responsible for additional functions can be lit at the same time.
• Hotpoint-Ariston Aqualtis displays a malfunction by blinking indicators that are responsible for the temperature regime of 40 ° C and the washing program without heating (in cold water)

Problem Value

Fist F5 in Ariston devices indicates no drain. The cause of such a malfunction may be a malfunction of the pressure switch, so the device does not see how much water is in the tank, very often the machine thinks that the tank is empty.

The F 05 fault indication is very frequent, and most importantly, in most cases it can be fixed without professional help.

If F 05 is displayed, you need to know how to carry out minor repairs without professional help.

• Software crash. To eliminate it, you need to reload the control module of the washing machine. To do this, unplug the cord. After 20 minutes, restart the machine. The error should stop showing on the display.
• Foreign body contact. When you start the wash, you don’t always check the pockets of things. Therefore, coins, pebbles, buttons, various bolts, nuts, and other foreign objects fall into the drum, which accumulate in a special filter and do not pass water when it is drained. On the typewriter at the bottom of its front panel is a special hatch that needs to be opened, drain the remaining water from it, remove foreign bodies and close the cork again carefully. Restart the wash mode and the malfunction should stop displaying.
• The drain hose is clogged. Check the hose for obstructions. You need to pump out water from the machine yourself. Rinse it under pressure with running water and remove the blockage. After this procedure, reattach the hose and restart the washing mode. The error should stop highlighting, and the machine will work in normal mode.
• Check the sewer system. Perhaps your sewer is clogged. To check, disconnect the drain hose from the sewer pipe and repeat the washing process, if the machine worked offline without failures, then the problem is sewage.

You performed all the recommended manipulations, but still the machine did not work normally? Does the error continue to display? So, further repairs to your washing machine should be carried out by specialists. Call a professional washing machine repair technician.

You can read the article by reference about the causes of noise and knocking in the drum.